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SPEAK FREELY: ON BREAKUPS AND THE ART OF MOVING ON – RONNIE K. STEPHENS

This month, I am returning to one of the most pervasive experiences my students share, one that occupies the better part of their bad days. I mean, of course, break ups. Educators are tasked, more and more, with making content relevant to our students. Though I often use poetry as

#TPQ5: RONNIE K. STEPHENS

#TPQ5: RONNIE K. STEPHENS

What will Ronnie K. Stephens, a poet, novelist, and essayist with five kids and a pregnant wife, include in today’s #TPQ5? FInd out inside!

#TPQ5: NORB AIKIN

What will Norb Aikin, author and a Mental Health Advocate, include in today’s #TPQ5? Find out inside!

REVIEW: A FORTUNE FOR YOUR DISASTER – HANIF ABDURRAQIB (TIN HOUSE BOOKS)

these poems are tender and honest and complex. The speaker turns a critical gaze on himself often, acknowledging his part in the distance that grew between himself and his lover.